GUIDE RIGHT
as Chapters Prepare Students for FAFSA and NVRD as well as Earn Guide Right Certification By Kevin Burnett, National Guide Right Chairman National Guide Right Programming Sweeps Kappa Land
T wo of the National Guide Student Aid or FAFSA Awareness and the National Voter Registration Day (NVRD). Right Committee’s enhanced initiatives are the Free Application for Federal One of the biggest impediments to a college education is affordability. Early completion of FAFSA is important to maximize financial aid opportunity. The Committee recognizes the following Guide Right Chapters for participating in FAFSA Awareness initiative: ♦ Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti (MI) Alumni ♦ Arlington Grand Prairie (TX) Alumni ♦ Beaufort-Jasper-Hilton Head (SC) Alumni (60 students) ♦ College Park-Sandy Springs (MD) Alumni ♦ Detroit (MI) Alumni ♦ East St. Louis (IL) Alumni ♦ Houston (TX) Alumni (40 students) ♦ Lawrenceville Duluth (GA) Alumni ♦ Mobile (AL) Alumni ♦ Norfolk (VA) Alumni (60 students) ♦ Richardson Plano (TX) Alumni (16 students) ♦ San Fernando-Santa Clarita Valley (CA) Alumni (24 students) ♦ St. Louis (MO) Alumni (25 students) Voting is an important right and privilege. It is also important to teach students about voting and the importance in impacting the world. The Committee acknowledges the following Guide Right Chapters for participating in National Voter Registration Day: ♦ Lawrenceville Duluth (GA) Alumni ♦ Mobile (AL) Alumni ♦ Norfolk (VA) Alumni (reached 100 potential voters) FAFSA Awareness National Voter Registration Day
Guide Right Certification insures the best practices for child safety and organization are in place. This includes background checks and child safety training. Guide Right Certification is a core National Guide Right initiative. All Chapters involved in a Guide Right program that meet more than twice a year are required to pass rigorous registration and/or certification requirements to be in good standing with the National Guide Right Committee. The following 140 Chapters have successfully completed Certification (as of March 8, 2018): Southwestern Province (34 Chapters) ♦ Gamma Pi ♦ Iota Alpha ♦ Arlington-Grand Prairie (TX) Alumni ♦ Austin (TX) Alumni ♦ Beaumont (TX) Alumni ♦ Bossier City (LA) Alumni ♦ Canton-Madison (MS) Alumni ♦ Conway (AR) Alumni ♦ Dallas (TX) Alumni ♦ El Paso-Las Cruces (TX) Alumni ♦ Ft. Worth (TX) Alumni ♦ Galveston (TX) Alumni ♦ Greenville (MS) Alumni ♦ Gulfport (MS) Alumni ♦ Hattiesburg (MS) Alumni ♦ Houston (TX) Alumni ♦ Jackson (MS) Alumni ♦ Jonesboro (AR) Alumni ♦ Killeen-Ft. Hood (TX) Alumni ♦ Little Rock (AR) Alumni ♦ Mansfield Cedar Hill (TX) Alumni ♦ Missouri City-Sugarland (TX) Alumni ♦ Natchitoches (LA) Alumni ♦ New Orleans (LA) Alumni ♦ Pine Bluff (AR) Alumni ♦ Port Arthur (TX) Alumni ♦ Prairie View (TX) Alumni ♦ Richardson Plano (TX) Alumni ♦ San Antonio (TX) Alumni ♦ Cleveland (MS) Alumni ♦ Columbus (MS) Alumni
♦ Shreveport (LA) Alumni ♦ Spring-The Woodlands (TX) Alumni ♦ Vicksburg (MS) Alumni Southern Province (14 Chapters) ♦ Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Alumni ♦ Ft. Myers (FL) Alumni ♦ Huntsville (AL) Alumni ♦ Jacksonville (FL) Alumni ♦ Miramar Pembroke Pines (FL) Alumni ♦ Mobile (AL) Alumni ♦ Montgomery (AL) Alumni ♦ Orlando (FL) Alumni ♦ Pensacola (FL) Alumni ♦ Pritchard (AL) Alumni ♦ Tallahassee (FL) Alumni ♦ Tuskegee (AL) Alumni ♦ West Palm Beach (FL) Alumni ♦ Winter Park (FL) Alumni Southeastern Province (18 Chapters) ♦ Alpharetta-Smyrna (GA) Alumni ♦ Atlanta (GA) Alumni ♦ Athens (GA) Alumni ♦ Augusta (GA) Alumni ♦ Beaufort-Jasper-Hilton Head (SC) Alumni ♦ Carrollton-Douglasville (GA) Alumni ♦ Charleston (SC) Alumni ♦ College Park (GA) Alumni ♦ Conyers-Covington (GA) Alumni ♦ Lawrenceville-Duluth (GA) Alumni ♦ Newman-Fairburn (GA) Alumni ♦ Rock Hill (SC) Alumni ♦ Stockbridge-Jonesboro (GA) Alumni ♦ Stone Mountain-Lithonia (GA) Alumni ♦ Thomasville (GA) Alumni ♦ Decatur (GA) Alumni ♦ Gaffney (SC) Alumni ♦ Greensville (SC) Alumni
Northeastern Province (12 Chapters) ♦ Brooklyn- Long Island (NY) Alumni ♦ Burlington-Camden (NJ) Alumni
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